Carl Zeiss Optronics is a manufacturer of electro-optical devices for military and security applications. Ultra-precise stabilized pan-tilt heads for armored land vehicles, ships, planes and helicopters are in the portfolio as well as precise optics for space observation and space laser communication terminals LCTs. 2008 Carl Zeiss Optronics started building terminal-pairs for terrestrial, airborne and under-water laser communication demonstrators. This paper discusses the technical challenges as well as commercial and market volume estimations.

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Cassidian Optronics develops electro-optical systems for military and space applications. FSO optical communication terminals were developed and successfully tested in military scenarios. Additionally the military and commercial telecommunication market was investigated with the question, if FSO has a chance to develop from the niche market towards a valuable solution to solve the future needs. The results of this investigation are presented.

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